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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Knight Train
1-0 129.22
104.43
 
VS
proj
BGMoney II
100.58 0-1
109.57

Knight Train outperform predictions, earn win over BGMoney II in 129.22-100.58 landslide

Knight Train exceeded their projected point total, cruising to a 129.22-100.58 victory over BGMoney II, who fell short of projections. Knight Train nabbed a 12.04-point lead on Thursday behind the Buffalo Bills defense (26.84 points) and Matt Gay (6) and never gave it back. Cooper Kupp (13 Rec, 128 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Travis Kelce (8 Rec, 121 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the way for BGMoney II in defeat. Knight Train (1-0) will look to get another win against Wizards, while BGMoney II (0-1) will attempt to get back on track against Boom Town.

Matchup Timeline

  Knight Train   BGMoney II

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 194 yards from scrimmage and running for a touchdown against the Titans, Barkley put up 30.4 points this week. He more-than-doubled his 13.46-point projection in the 21-20 win. Barkley ranks #14 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Panthers next week.
Saquon Barkley

Top Player Comparison

Knight Train
Points
% of total points 129.22
1
Saquon Barkley
RB
30.4
13.46
23.5%
2
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
26.84
12.22
20.8%
3
Justin Herbert
QB
23.68
22.28
18.3%
4
A.J. Brown
WR
19.5
10.7
15.1%
BGMoney II
Points
% of total points 100.58
1
Cooper Kupp
WR
20.8
13.57
20.7%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
20.1
11.47
20%
3
Leonard Fournette
RB
15.7
13.72
15.6%
4
Terry McLaurin
WR
11.8
9.86
11.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Matt Gay had a 57-yard field goal for Knight Train to contribute to a 32.84-20.80 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, Knight Train owned a 65.34-51.60 lead. For Knight Train, A.J. Brown had a 54-yard catch. Terry McLaurin had a 49-yard touchdown catch for BGMoney II, while Evan McPherson had a 59-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
Justin Herbert had a 23-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass for Knight Train, while Saquon Barkley had a 68-yard run to contribute to a 124.32-76.74 lead for Knight Train.
Sunday Night
Tom Brady had a 48-yard pass for BGMoney II, who trailed 129.22-100.58 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Knight Train   BGMoney II

Game Notes

Knight Train had five of their nine starting players exceed their projected point totals.
BGMoney II had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Knight Train won despite starting Cole Kmet, who scored zero points.
Knight Train had three players score more points than the leading scorer for BGMoney II.
Knight Train put up more points than their projected total, while BGMoney II fell shy of their projection.
The matchup's 28.64-point margin was the third-largest in the league this week.
In a losing effort, Cooper Kupp recorded 20.8 points, the fourth-highest score for a wideout this week.

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